01-06-2014, 10:13 PM
Matt;
Here's a Google aerial view of the "model railroad size" soft drink bottling plant, that I'm modeling on my switching layout: https://maps.google.com/?ll=38.051781,-8...8&t=k&z=19 and the same location on Bing maps: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qb7t577...orm=LMLTCC.
This is G&J Bottling in Lexington, KY (Pepsi rather than my favorite Coke). You'll note that only two corn syrup tanks can be unloaded at one time, although they can squeeze 4 of them into the short spur. R J Corman switches this plant at least every other day. What I like about it, beside its size, is that it can be used as a foreground industry since the spur sits away from the main structure. I'm modeling the unloading area and access platform and will just have a structure about 2 inches deep at the layout edge. Since you can have as many as 4 C/S tanks on the spur, that adds to the switching by having to place/pull/re-spot the tank cars.
You can find numerous examples around the country of Coke, Pepsi, Snapple and other soft drink bottling plants which come in all shapes and sizes. The only rail traffic they seem to get is the corn syrup in tank cars, with everything else (packaging, plastic bottles and aluminum cans, and the finished product) handled by truck.
Here's a Google aerial view of the "model railroad size" soft drink bottling plant, that I'm modeling on my switching layout: https://maps.google.com/?ll=38.051781,-8...8&t=k&z=19 and the same location on Bing maps: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=qb7t577...orm=LMLTCC.
This is G&J Bottling in Lexington, KY (Pepsi rather than my favorite Coke). You'll note that only two corn syrup tanks can be unloaded at one time, although they can squeeze 4 of them into the short spur. R J Corman switches this plant at least every other day. What I like about it, beside its size, is that it can be used as a foreground industry since the spur sits away from the main structure. I'm modeling the unloading area and access platform and will just have a structure about 2 inches deep at the layout edge. Since you can have as many as 4 C/S tanks on the spur, that adds to the switching by having to place/pull/re-spot the tank cars.
You can find numerous examples around the country of Coke, Pepsi, Snapple and other soft drink bottling plants which come in all shapes and sizes. The only rail traffic they seem to get is the corn syrup in tank cars, with everything else (packaging, plastic bottles and aluminum cans, and the finished product) handled by truck.
Ed
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